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  1. fredsmedina

    High compression timing issue.

    It's not an Abody. Buf I have my '69 d100 pick up. She has a 360 stroker (408 CI). It was a crate motor from bluprint.. Compression is 10.1:1. It was a pretty recent purchase that I made, so I dont know a ton about the truck. Recently I started hearing a knock from the drivers side of the motor...
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    [FOR SALE] 1967 Dodge Dart 318/727

    As she sits right now, the motor and transmission are out of the vehicle. It's a 1967. Motor and transmission come with the dart. It's a rebuilt 318 with a torqueflight 727 transmission. Motor was rebuilt by previous owner, it was said to have 7,000 miles on the rebuild. I of course have no way...
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    New oil pump question

    My new oil pump that I installed on my 318 yesterday came with a little thin 'paper' gasket. I just happened to come across something on the web saying that no gasket is needed.. should I keep the gasket on there that I installed? finishing the assembly of my 318 today. As of now, it wouldn't be...
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    1974 Charger stripe

    Looking at painting on a tail stripe on the 74 charger SE. Just finished painting her plum crazy, and I am considering a flat black tail stripe. The car will also have a hood stripe same color, and a black vinyl top. What are your thoughts on stripes for this year charger? (the pic of the...
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    Oil slinger with double roller?

    I have a 318 that I'm doing a rebuild on. finishing up putting her together over the next few days. I'll be putting a double roller timing chain in. Should I install the oil slinger for the crankshaft? or am I going to run into clearance issues? Thanks in advance..
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    Paint for my '74 Charger

    I have my 1974 Charger SE. It was originally my grandparents car(bought it in 1975, when it was a year old), and now it is mine! My plans for the car are putting a completely rebuilt 318 in there. The car will be a daily driver as well. After doing all body and paint on my '67 Dart, I've...
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    Alignment shop near Sacramento, CA

    Does anybody know of a good alignment shop in or near Sac that I can take my dart to? I completely rebuilt the front suspension on my dart, and as soon as I get the weight back in the car, I need to get it all aligned. Most of the shops I have been to dont really seem like the young kids there...
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    What's going on? (brake question)

    The guy that I bought my dart from had definitely done some shady things. But jerry rigging the brakes??? This is the most dangerous thing that I have found that they did screwey. After replacing all brake lines(all rubber and steel), I went to bleed the system and it was not working. Wasnt...
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    bellhousing bolts for 727

    I have a 67 dart..I'm getting ready to install my new TCI 727 trans to my 318. I now realize after some reading that I probably shouldn't have bought the TCI trans, but itis too late now, so hopefully I don't have any problems with that. this isn't what my question is though. I don't have the...
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    Inner seal for green bearings

    I have a 8 3/4 rear end.. green bearings already pressed on. I don't have inner seals though. Does anybody have a part number for these inner seals that I need??? I found them at kragen/oreilly in a whole bearing kit for $150 but thats not what I need..all that i need is the inner seal...
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    MOPAR action october 2002

    Does anyone have a copy of page 27 of October 2002 MOPAR action magazine?? There was am animation on a drag racers helmet and was a picture of an Incredible Hulk that was Chyrsler blue...I can't find this anywhere. I think it's an awesome helmet though
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    Bonding Fiberglass scoop to a steel hood

    I have a stock steel hood on my '67 dart, and i bought a bolt-on scoop 6-pack for it. Although its bolt on, I still want to bond the hood on somehow to give the area a "smooth transition" if that makes sense. And once I bond it, I will be painting it Hot rod(satin) black. I know that i cant...
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    Installing 8.73" rear end.

    I have a 8 3/4 Rear end, that is disassembled right now. what do I need to do in order to assemble it? I've never really worked with a rear end before. I have all the separtate parts: the housing pumpkin (3.23 sure-grip) two axles with green bearings already installed 11" drum brakes so...
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    HELP! Shortening my driveshaft

    My 67 dart originally came with a 318/904tranny/7.25 rear end.* Now I'm putting her back together with a 318/TCI 727 streetfighter transmission/8.75" rear end.* I need to know how much I will need to shorten my driveshaft. And is the best place to have this done at a machine shop?
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    New tattoo!

    Got my first tattoo about 2 weeks ago. I realized that when the site crashed last week or so, it deleted this thread that I had started already. So i'm reposting it.. I love my new tattoo though!! Thanks Lycandart for drawing up that little sketch for me. I had a picture in my head of...
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    What color to paint my dart?

    I'm currently deciding between painting it a metallic silver, or sour apple green metallic. Either way, I will be adding on a 6 pack scoop and painting the hood/scoop with a satin black. cant decide on a body color though. The bodywork will be less than perfect. but I believe either color that...
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    First tattoo (help me?)

    I have a great basic idea of what I want. a piston cross. i want it to be a religious style cross though. not a typical piston cross. with Mopar "M"'s on the ends of the pistons somehow. and maybe even mopar writtin within it. also my Grandfathers name in it somehow. i'm not sure of what it'll...
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    Overheating Issues!

    So I'm having problems with my satellite running hotter than it should be lately. It does it both in hot weather and cold weather, so it isn't just because of the california heat here lately. I replaced the thermostat, thermo housing, both radiator hoses, and bypass hose. I CANT figure out why...
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    How to test alternator

    At low RPM's(idling in drive), my stereo shuts off because it doens't have enough power. It doesn't do it all the time..but does it enough to be annoying. Also when the car is in park, and i open the door, which turns on the dome light, the stereo wil shut off.. Also when the car is off, and i...
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    brake problems..(warning light)

    In my '73 satellite, ever since I bought it(2 months or so ago), the parking brake warning light has been on.. I replaced the master cylinder and had a power flush done. So all brand new fluid in there.. What reasons are there that the brake light could be on? I'm thinking possibly it has...
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    Adjustable shocks?

    I need to get a new set of rear shocks for my '73 satellite. currently it has adjustable ones on there. And They are needed so that my rear tires clear the rear fenders.. What are some good adjustable shocks that I could replace these with? I believe they are KYB's on there right now too...
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    throttle cable problems

    Not sure where I should post this. But I recently bought a Lokar throttle cable and kickdown kit. got everything installed and looks good. Only problem that i'm having is that the travel of the pedal is greater than the travel of the carburetor throttle lever.. does that make sense? not sure...
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    automatic valve body vs. manual valve body

    When dealing with automatic transmissions, whats the difference between automatic valve bodies, manual valve bodies, and automatic/manual valve bodies? i'm trying to learn about transmissions and understand them.. what does having a manual valve body mean? and what do torqueflights come...
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    Autoloc seatbelts?

    anyone ever used these autoloc seatbelts from summit? how long are they? http://www.summitracing.com/parts/HFM-SB2PBK/ i'm trying to find out how long they are because I "customized" the bench seat from my dart to fit into my satellite. and only problem I have is the stock seatbelts being a...
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    holley 4010 kickdown?

    is anyone running a holley 4010 carburetor? or similar carb? the previous owner of my satellite put together the kickdown really screwey. i just want to see what the kickdown linkage is supposed to look like. would it be worth buying a lokar kickdown cable setup or sometihng similar? and how...
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    Holley carb ID

    The only numbers I can find on the carb is 12r-10554b I believe its a double pumper due to some google searches. cant figure out a correct holley part number for this carb though! anyone know what it is?
  27. fredsmedina

    Transmission slipping..

    The Tranny on my new 73 satellite slips..Its an automatic TF-904 I believe. going to get under there late and make sure. but the previous owner fabricated up his own kickdown linkage. could this be the reason that it has trouble shifting from 2nd to 3rd gear? I've seen the Kickdown...
  28. fredsmedina

    Got A New One!

    got a new mopar!! what do ya think?! Its not an Abody, but its still a mopar. just bought it! '73 plymouth satellite. 360/904 and a 8 1/4 rear. not sure what gears, but they sound pretty high.. 1500 bucks. needs a little body work(rusted lower quarters)...
  29. fredsmedina

    67 dart windshield trim/seal?

    not sure exactly what I could be missing or what I need. I have no clue how the whole windshield sits in there. This is on my '67 dart. here are some pics of what I have though. is this the missing locking strips that another FABO member mentioned to me? or what do I need to get this all sealed...
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    Chassis dolly/casters?

    gong to make like a chasis dolly. so that the entire car will be on casters.. I believe i want to attach the rear casters to the front leaf spring mounts. trying to figure out some different ideas of how to attach some casters so that I can roll around the entire car. i won't have a rear end or...
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